Reviews

Only Steven Blier could possibly concoct a program as rich, colorful, and provocative as the one he brought to his annual New York Festival of Song Schwabacher Debut Recital.

The West Edge Opera's Caterina Cornaro proves to be an unjustly neglected lyric tragedy from the Donizetti’s late period, a rare presentation of the opera that merits a more sustained rediscovery.

The S.F. Girls Chorus launches Noah’s Ark on a flood of gorgeous Britten music, in a beautifully sung yet bare-bones performance.

A virtuoso pianist makes a rare Bay Area appearance, richly rewarding her audience with evanescent renditions of a Schubert sonata and Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations.

A disappointing debut from pianist Dmitri Alexeev at the Steinway Society made for a long, and loud, evening.

Left Coast Chamber Ensemble played a concert with stories both personal and universal, in a concert that embraced widely diverse music.

A superbly vital performance of Carmina Burana is the centerpiece of a rousing concert by Symphony Silicon Valley and several choruses.

The notion that a former child prodigy does not grow past earlier fame was dispelled in a long-awaited solo recital by Evgeny Kissin at Davies Symphony Hall.

In a joint presentation of a program seas apart, the New Century Chamber Orchestra and Chanticleer set out to explore the rich musical era between the two world wars.

The ODC Dance Company’s opening-night work, boulders and bones, the second choreographic collaboration between Brenda Way and KT Nelson is a don't-miss trifecta of dance, music, and visual arts.